30 Kilos down and Merry Christmas

Hi everyone, I know I haven't been here for a while. My weight loss journey has really slowed down lately, mostly due to a lack of tracking...... So I'm hoping to be a better girl from now on. But still, with my slowly slowly approach, I have now lost a total of 30kg, bringing me down to 96.2. Yay! Here's a pic of the new blonder me.....

And a christmas wish for you

Crazy kids

Today totally reinforced my decision to keep my kids on the failsafe diet. After taking the girls to Sizzler on Friday night, where they had who knows what  - preservatives, MSG, colours etc..... Their behaviour is still not under control. They were very argumentative, both with each other and with me today. Compounded tonight by the fact I gave them a stir fry with oyster sauce, not thinking about the fact it has MSG, preservative AND colour in it, so Laney, my youngest, was insanely giggling for the last hour. She was sitting on my lap pretending to kiss me and then saying BOO at the top of her voice, but them she giggles so uncontrollably that at one point she did a little wee. Yep. Totally out of control. 100% back onto FAILSAFE, at least until her birthday next week, when she will be having sprinkles on her cupcakes which have terrible colours in the them. Oh well, it's only once a year.

Week 36 - Weigh In

Weighed in last night with an amazing loss of 1.6kg. I have no idea why, my mum is staying with me and eating what I eat, she lost 900 grams. So why the difference? We both weighed in on the same scales for two weeks in a row, we both weigh about the same. Very weird.

Anyway, I am stoked, I'm now 98.3 kg, only 1kg off my next goal which is 97.3kg, the weight I was when I met my husband 10 years ago on the 1st of October. Isn't that great? 27.9kg so far.

Weigh In - Under 100kgs!

Yes, I weighed in on Tuesday with a loss of 0.4 this week, to bring me down to 99.9kg! My leader had a certificate all printed up ready, with 'Shelley has achieved a weight loss milestone, Under 100kg' on it. Everyone stood around while I weighed in and there were lots of hurrahs and congratulations. A very proud moment. Now I just have to continue on the downward journey for another 31 kgs.........

Meal planning

I have been inspired by Katy to plan some meals. There are two reasons behind this, neither of which is weight loss related!

The first and most important reason for me is money. I have been trying to shop every week and a half and was horrified (and truth be told felt sick to my stomach) to find that our shop this weekend was over $400!!!!!!! We didn't buy anything amazing, not much in the way of toiletries. 6 new plastic containers for my spices. But I'm talking decor not tupperware! I just cannot deal with that being the cost, and I really hope I can make sure it never happens again.

The second reason is because our lease is ending here at the end of November and we will be moving house. It would be helpful if there wasn't a lot of food in the cupboards to pack.

So I spent my whole day today going through the cupboards, throwing out out of date items, writing down everything in there and putting it in a spreadsheet. I then sat down and created a menu using as much of the cupboard items as possible. So far I have got 3 and a half weeks of meals, only buying fruit and veg and the occasional other thing, only 2 or 3 a week.

I'm going to earn back that $400!

Father of the Year

 

A little bit of a tribute now to a great man, great dad, great husband. With Father's Day coming up I thought the man who supports me through everything deserves a mention. Greg is such a wonderful guy, he makes me laugh and he has always loved me 110% no matter what my size. He's stuck to WW with me too and has lost about 15kg which is just so wonderful. He is a fantastic, fun dad for my girls too and we are so lucky to have him. Here's to you MSC.

Week 31 - Weigh In

I weighed in at WW last night at 101.6kg with a loss of 800 grams. A great loss and well deserved this week with lots of exercise over the last few weeks. My total is now at 24.6kg.

I weighed myself at home this morning (naked!) and weighed in at (drumroll) 99.9kg!

Here's an updated picture for my profile.

New Skirt

Ok, yes, it is bizarre. I get on here to write that I won't be writing anymore, only to find myself doing two posts in two days. I just had to share today's triumph.

I went shopping to Target and tried on three things, which all fit! One was a size 18 pair of denim crop jeans, not Options plus size 18, NORMAL size 18. Second was a gorgeous purple silk dress with a satin sash under the bust, size 16, not options plus, which FIT. Was going to take a photo of me in the change room but my phone ran out of batteries. Didn't buy it, was just checking my sizes!

Lastly is the skirt in the picture below, which I did buy. A size 18, not options plus. I am so so so excited by this, previously I have managed to get a pair of size 18 stretch pants on, but when I say stretch.......... well, the seams may not have lasted long. But both the denim pants and skirt are not at all stretch, they just fit! The last time I was this size is before I got pregnant, 9 and a half years ago.

I am 3 kilos off going double digits and I am going to be SO annoyed if I don't lose something this week. I have been so good and done lots of walking. Fingers crossed. Size 16, here I come!